Dick Allen

Alrighty then: “The country wasn’t based on executive orders,” said Trump at a town hall in South Carolina in February 2016. “Right now, Obama goes around signing executive orders. He can’t even get along with the Democrats, and he goes around signing all these executive orders. It’s a basic disaster. You can’t do it.” I wonder what happened to the greatest deal maker who ever lived.

If Maddon has a nice roster, he wins. The other stuff, like petting zoos during spring training, as long as he wins, is considered genius. If he had a 76 win roster, he would get killed for it. If Lackey came in last night and got the job done, and he was able to use Wade Davis to close, and the Cubs won, they would have been kissing his ass all day today, just like they did when Ozzie brought in El Duque in Boston. If what probably 99% of people thought would happen when El Duque entered and the Sox lost, Ozzie would have been an idiot. They are different but they are the same. Both guys are/were gold for the media, and things get a little slanted to where they get/got even more credit than they deserved when their teams won. Joe amaddon seems like a pretty cool guy. I just doubt he is so much smarter about baseball than everyone else. He has been in good situations. When he started in Tampa, they were awful and lost, and they got awful again and lost so he fled.

The guy is so obsessed with Obama. I wonder if it would be the same if Obama did exactly what he did but looked more like his mom. So he tweeted about Hillary out of the blue today, and had to mention Obama. He is a sick man.

Trump is walking back all the times he said he would not benefit and the wealthy would not benefit from his tax cut plan . Believe me.

Anyone have an Amazon echo tell Alexa to turn on WGN 720. OB and Hampton are on, you would think the Bears lost by 50. If the Bears are ever good again, they will have to cancel the show.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 15, 2017 -> 03:03 PM) Fox needs to be fired tonight At least the special teams coach.

God are the Bears boring.

If they trade Avi, Jorge Soler. They really loved him when the Cubs signed him. His walk rate keeps going higher. He hits the ball in the air. He may be taking too many pitches, so pitch recognition, even though he doesn't swing at many out of the zone may be a problem. He is signed for 3 more years at about $13 million total so KC might be motivated, and .144 hitters who are a liability in the field don't cost much player wise. Probably a future DH.

No Cory Seager this series

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Oct 13, 2017 -> 08:28 PM) Ok, but how many did he get right? You’re not telling the whole story. It is funny one one of the companies he forgot he owned, he finally remembered later after he had profited between $5-$25 million.

So Jared had over 100 errors and omissions on his security forms.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 13, 2017 -> 06:05 PM) How insured are you if you have a couple thousand in the bank and a 10K deductible? Trump promised lower deductibles, better care, and coverage for everyone.he doesn't lie. It's the media, except for Fox News. TFake news says he goes golfing all the time. He doesn't have time to golf. He is in the White House making great deals. No one has done so much in so little time than him. He really is great. If you have a 10k deductible, and your hospital bill is over 100k, the plan helps you out a bit. My friend who passed away a few years ago after an accident, once was complaining about his shoulders aching when we were at Cork and Kerry after a Sox game. He drove me home and the next day his shoulders were still sore so he went to the hospital. They did some tests and determimed he had a heart attack. He stayed one night, and had a stent placed inside him. The bill was $68,000. For one day.What if it longer and he had no insurance? He would have been ruined. He did ask the doctor if he had many patients his age who had heart attacks, he was in his mid 30s decent shape, non smoker, but bad family history. Doctor said yes but most of them smoked crack.. He had insurance through his employer so he was OK. But I would rather owe $10k than 68k.

It seems Harvey was the brains behind the operation. I read where it was in his contract that all these sexual harrassment things were fine as long as he paid them off. So obviously, as long as they made money, no one in his company cared.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 13, 2017 -> 02:57 PM) That's not what happening here though. Harvey Weinstein didn't sponsor events and largely exist in order to promote sexual abuse, while the family research council makes hating LGBT a core part of their mission. If Michelle Obama spoke at events sponsored by nambla, she would rightfully be criticized for that association. Who you choose to associate yourself with does actually matter. It's the new wrinkle in the playbook. When Hillary isn't applicable or Obama.... Harvey Weinstein.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 13, 2017 -> 02:50 PM) That would be like someone calling Trump very pro civil rights because he once said "all lives matter". Actions speak louder than words. He is not pro gay anything. He also never made fun of the reporter with a disability. He also said he would wipe out Puerto Rico's debt and do whatever it took. Now, a few days later, FEMA can't be there forever.

Trump said today he met with the president of the US Virgin Islands. He went to Wharton. He's like really smart.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 13, 2017 -> 02:30 PM) LOL. You realize that premiums were skyrocketing no matter who got elected because of Obamacare right? I also realized jobs had been created before Trump, the stock market rose before Trump and was trending higher when he took over, yet he has taken credit for all of it. So if you are going to take credit...... Besides the post you are responding to said if Dems and Republicans worked together, everyone, including Obama, said this needed fixing, but Trump is sabotaging it. It's like a spoled teenager who wants a new car and his parents say no. He ignores the oil light until the engine is destroyed and says, see I told you we needed a new car.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 13, 2017 -> 02:34 PM) Why does it matter? No, she wouldn't. Even though she probably knew what he was all about when she did speak at his event like everyone else did. I was unaware that Trump was speaking at Weinstein's upcoming event. Once again you play dumb. Trump knows what this group thinks about homosexuals.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 13, 2017 -> 02:26 PM) I said Trump was the first president in our history to take office and be in favor of gay marriage. That is true. If you're going to witch hunt people with guilt by association then literally all of DC is criminals, rapists, homophobic, etc. For instance, I am sure you would take exception to someone calling Michelle Obama a sexual abuser for speaking at an event sponsored by Harvey Weinstein. You know, the guy this thread was supposed to be about. Serious question, I will applaud if you answer honestly, do you really think Michelle Obama would even consider speaking at an event sponsored by Harvey had this already have come out? Basically, that IS what Trump is doing.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 13, 2017 -> 02:08 PM) Alternate headline: "Trump will speak at event sponsored by Family Research Council" If Kellyanne ever decides to try something else, send them some of your work. You would have to be a quick favorite for the job.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Oct 13, 2017 -> 11:55 AM) This nonsense of basic rules dont apply because it hurts my sensibilities is nuts. I am sure National fans are upset about the dropped 3rd strike rule at this moment as well. Here is a solution. Block or catch the ball. No, no vertical safe zone. Its simple. Stay on the bag. He wasn't pushed off the bag or prevented entry. He slid and popped up. Its no different than someone switching their feet and losing contact with the base and getting tagged. Keep a body part connected with the bag at all times and you are good. Lobaton took an aggressive secondary and paid the price for it. I agree. If you are off the base and you are tagged, you are out. Now they can look at it better. I thought replay was to get the call right. Yes it gets a little old waiting on replay when these things happen, but players can adapt. They have crazy slides to avoid tags. If it's OK to be off the base when you are tagged, why wouldn't the ball beat him so he's out also apply, and the neighborhood call on DP attempts. I'm still trying to figure out the dropped 3rd strike. As the rule is written he should have been out. Is that reviewable? Did Dusty not know the rule? If that was reviewable, IMO that is a fireable offense, especially since Dusty has no contract for next year anyway.

Trump, the self proclaimed champion of gay rights, will be the first sitting President to speak at a gay hate group event. What a guy.

Birds of a feather: In 2004, in a discussion with The New York Times about the success of his show “The Apprentice,” Trump said: “Harvey Weinstein calls ― he’s a friend of mine; you know, he’s the head of Miramax ― and he says, ‘Donald, you know you’re the biggest star in Hollywood.’” And when you're a star......

QUOTE (oneofthemikes @ Oct 12, 2017 -> 12:16 PM) Heyman is reporting that Holland will opt out and pursue free agency. Any chance the Sox are involved? He was pretty great to start the season and faded considerably late. The Sox track record with relievers lately coupled Herm's ability to keep everyone healthy could be appealing to him. Thoughts? No need except to flip. Not worth the gamble since he is going to get paid.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Oct 12, 2017 -> 11:06 AM) It sounds like a mixed bag. On one hand, it would allow people more options to buy insurance. The premiums would be lower, but the benefits would be less as well. The problem with that is that it would mean less people paying for Obamacare, which means the people that are still on it would have to pay more to make up the difference. Yes, it seems to me, the people who don't use the insurance, the young and healthy, will find other, cheaper plans, probably with less coverage. The people with existing conditions, will see their options dwindle, and costs rise.